Benefits of ecar

An electric car offers benefits for car users.

Reduced running costs

Although electric vehicles are more expensive to buy, they have significantly lower running costs when compared to petrol or diesel equivalents.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has calculated that depending on when and how an electric vehicle is charged it will cost 2-4p per mile. This compares to 10-14p per mile for an equivalent petrol or diesel vehicle. Therefore on average the fuel costs based on an annual mileage of 10,000 would be:

petrol/diesel - £1,200 (based on 12p per mile)

electric vehicle - £300 (based on 3p per mile)

No car tax

Electric vehicles have no tail pipe carbon emissions therefore they are exempt from car tax (also known as vehicle excise duty).

Plug-in car grant

Convenient charging - Home Charge Scheme

The most convenient way to charge your electric vehicle is at home. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) are currently providing a grant for a homeplace charge point up to a value of £500 until funding is exhausted (July 2016). Further information on this grant is available by clicking on this link: